Nicola Hardwick

Experience

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  WELLINGBOROUGH NORSE LIMITED

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Cleaner

  Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming and mopping surfaces in a school shared area including working areas, bathrooms, kitchens and supply closets

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  Wicksteed Park Limited

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  Ride Operator

  Working with the children, making their day as fun as possible, teaching them new skills such as canoeing and rowing. Delivering information to people visiting the park and observing health and safety.

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  Old Basford Primary School

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Classroom Assistant

  Assisting the children with work in the classroom, listening to the children read and taking small group activities. Also helping the classroom teacher with lesson preparation and marking.

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  Nottingham Trent University

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  Student Ambassador

  Promoting the undergraduate experience at Nottingham Trent, working closely with the marketing department in delivering successful open days, events and other recruitment initiatives. Giving tours of the university to potential students and parents.

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  Joules

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Updating production delivery trackers and sending to suppliers.• Raising purchase orders and issuing to relevant sourcing office/ suppliers.• Liaising with suppliers to manage and negotiate delivery dates and resolving day to day supplier queries and issues.• Leading the weekly critical path meetings, working closely with buying and garment technologists to ensure all functions are in line and achieving critical dates. • Analysing the previous week’s trading and presenting results in Monday morning trade, identifying best sellers along with underperforming styles.• End to end sample management, raising samples PO’s, tracking the production status and delivery ensuring this is on time for critical meetings. Show less

  • Traniee Merchandiser

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Assistant Branch Merchandiser

    Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
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  Weetabix

  Nov 2020 - May 2021

  Packaging and Product Change Coordinator

  -Managing the Change process from the initial setup of the PCADS to coordinating requests and leading weekly code meetings in order to support the on-time delivery of changes. -Leading weekly operational huddles with production planners, demand planners and material planners to ensure all functions are aligned and risks can be identified and resolved accordingly. -Leading weekly meetings with the artwork team to ensure on-time delivery of packaging artwork relating to approved pack and product change requests. - Maintaining the change trackers to communicate status of all open requests, escalating delays as appropriate. - Collate and present accurate material tracking data. -Chasing outstanding information and offering support to achieve deadlines. - Active involvement in continuous improvement projects. -Working cross-functionally with different teams within the business to gather information, keeping teams updated with the status of projects. Show less

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  Gorillas

  May 2021 - Dec 2021

  Demand & Supply Planner

  -Supply planning for 7 warehouses in the UK, ordering all Skus (Chilled, Ambient & Frozen) for Europe’s fastest growing unicorn FMCG.-Managing supplier relationships to ensure all deliveries arrive on time & in full.-Accurately forecasting all Marketing Skus in a timely manner-Monitoring sales, managing product availability, analysing orders for promotions.-Continuous improvements, Building new tools & processes (I created a brand new process & tool to track & order Skus that were on promotion)-Project management, Working cross functionally with different teams to successfully execute waste management projects.-Improving efficiencies in the warehouse by analysing & performing warehouse range reviews.-Training and onboarding of new staff members (within my time I trained and mentored 4 new starters).-Monitor & track waste data to mitigate risk of short dated lines.-Visiting warehouses to help improve & implement processes Show less

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  HelloFresh

  Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  Supply Chain Lead

  -Full category ownership of Packaging & Marketing sampling inbound supply chain operation to ensure stock arrives in full and on time.-Executing the weekly inbound scheduling, ordering and forecasting process for the category.-Continuous improvement projects to simplify processes and operations to maximise efficiencies -Management & reporting of KPIs, ensuring supplier adhere to the SLA’s and OTIFIQ are on track.-Project management.- Managing the transition of discontinued materials to ensure all old packaging is consumed to ensure a smooth transition into the new material.-Leading weekly cross functional meetings with the technical & procurement team to manage the trial process of new materials & onboarding of new suppliers.-Contingency planning, working closely with Procurement to mitigate supplier risks-Daily supplier calls & site visits-Monitoring and planning warehouse capacity & strategic stock holding per site.-Collaborating effectively with the Marketing team to execute box campaigns-The key voice & point of contact for all things Packaging & Marketing, developing the categories yearly plans.-Line managing a team member to ensure the categories tasks are all completed in a timely manner Show less

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  Weetabix

  Apr 2022 - now

  • IT Project Manager

    Mar 2025 - now

  • Pack and Product Change Manager

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2025